This Piffling Lite Of Mine

Did you lot sing this children's vocal inward Lord's Day School?

"This picayune lite of mine, I'm gonna allow it shine."

Some claim it was written yesteryear African-American slaves hundreds of years ago. Others claim it was composed inward the 1920's. Whoever wrote it, it's lyrics are simple, nevertheless profound.

I idea of this vocal when reading Psalm 18:28:

"You lite a light for me. The LORD, my God, lights upward my darkness." NLT

But the lyrics own got it 1 footstep farther because the lite coming from Christ makes us "lights" too.

"Let your lite smoothen earlier others, that they may encounter your skilful deeds in addition to glorify your Father inward heaven." Matthew 5:16

This is a skilful truth to ponder. 

Are nosotros living "clean, innocent lives every bit children of God, shining similar brilliant lights inward a basis amount of crooked in addition to perverse people," asset firmly to God's Word? Philippians 2:14-16

Let's allow our lights shine.
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4 Ways Christians Tin Stand Upwards Theater Inwards A Declining Nation

I dearest my province fifty-fifty though I'm disappointed inward the decline inward moral values.

It's been difficult for me every bit a Boomer(1) to realize we've moved too then far from the America of my childhood where nosotros prayed too read Scripture inward populace school.(2) 

But it's of import nosotros Christians empathize we're non living inward a Christian nation. 

1. We must hold out different, similar lights shining inward the cultural darkness (Philippians 2:14-16).
Let's evaluate entertainment standards, friendships, life goals, too morality inward calorie-free of Scripture, non pop sentiment (Ephesians 4:17-24).

2. We must consider ourselves every bit missionaries inward our culture. 
Let's prepare a genuine involvement inward non-believers, interacting alongside them inward appropriate ways too learning how to percentage our religious belief (Colossians 4:5-6).

3. We must stand upwards firm.
Let's reject to surrender when our religious belief is mocked (John 15:18-19; Matthew 10:22).

4. We must pray.
Let's non only beak close praying, let's truly pray (2 Chronicles 7:14; 1 Timothy 2:1-4)!

We can't produce it on our own, but nosotros tin produce all these things through Christ (Philippians 4:13)!
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(1) born betwixt 1946-1964
(2) I lived inward 21 unlike cities earlier seventh grade, too prayer too Scripture were non purpose of every school, but in that place were schools where nosotros read Scripture each forenoon too I distinctly yell upwards my 4th degree instructor leading us inward prayer for the May 5, 1961 infinite flying of Astronaut Alan Shepard who became the starting fourth dimension American to hold out launched into space.